[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 14564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6958]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Delegation of Authority

    Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Assistant 
Secretary for Children and Families the authority vested in the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services with authority to re-delegate to 
the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the following 
authority vested in the Secretary under the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, Public Law 
110-457,22 U.S.C. 7105.

Authority Delegated

    1. Authority to provide interim assistance to children who may have 
been subjected to a severe form of trafficking and to conduct 
activities related to eligibility letters under the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, Public Law 
110-457, section 212(a)(2), 22 U.S.C. 7105, as amended. In exercising 
the authority to conduct activities related to eligibility letters, 
personnel in the Administration for Children and Families will consult 
with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
nongovernmental organizations with expertise on victims of trafficking.
    2. Authority to train Federal staff and State and local officials 
to improve identification and protection for trafficking victims under 
the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2008, Public Law 110-457, section 212(b)(1) and (2), 22 U.S.C. 
7105, as amended.
    I hereby affirmed and ratified any actions taken by the Assistant 
Secretary for Children and Families or any other Administration for 
Children and Families officials, which, in effect, involved the 
exercise of this authority prior to the effective date of this 
delegation.

Limitations

    1. This delegation shall be exercised under the Departments 
existing delegation of authority and policy on regulations.
    2. This delegation shall be exercised under financial and 
administrative requirements applicable to all Administration for 
Children and Families authorities.

Effective Date

    This delegation of authority is effective on date of signature.

    Dated: March 23, 2009.
Charles E. Johnson,
Acting Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
 [FR Doc. E9-6958 Filed 3-30-09; 8:45 am]
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